Meet Clippy AI, the Visual Studio Code extension designed to simplify your coding life. With Clippy AI, you can effortlessly send your current file along with plain-text English instructions to OpenAI Codex.
Once invoked, Clippy AI seamlessly opens a diff view within your editor, presenting you with suggested changes that you can review and either accept or reject. Best of all, Clippy AI is currently free to use, thanks to its reliance on OpenAI’s new edit endpoint, which remains free during testing.
To harness its powers, simply access the command palette (e.g., using cmd+shift+P on macOS) and search for the “Clippy AI: edit file or selection” command. An input box will emerge, awaiting your instructions in natural language. If the requested edit isn’t feasible, Clippy will graciously provide an error message. However, when a suitable edit is possible, you’ll witness Clippy’s suggested changes displayed neatly in a diff view.
But that’s not all – Clippy AI also offers experimental voice command functionality, allowing you to record commands using your voice. Dive into the VS Code Marketplace, install this extension, and start experimenting with various commands. Some tried-and-true examples include “ADD TYPES HINTS TO ALL FUNCTION DEFINITIONS,” “FIX ALL SYNTAX ERRORS,” “REMOVE COMMENTED-OUT CODE,” “REMOVE DEAD CODE,” “ADD A COMMAND TO PACKAGE AND INSTALL THE EXTENSION LOCALLY,” and “REMOVE ALL LOGGING STATEMENTS.”
Published by Clippy AI, the latest version of this extension is 0.4.0, promising to be your trusty coding companion in the world of Visual Studio Code.